On this day in 1956, U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr. coined the term “Massive Resistance” to unite white Virginia leaders against integation.
On this day in 1956 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today February 24, 2024 Feb. 24, 1956 In 1976, the statue of U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr. was erected near the Virginia Capitol. In 2021, the statue was finally removed. U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr. coined the term “Massive Resistance” to unite white leaders in Virginia in their campaign to preserve segregation.
When Almond continued that defiance, 29 of the state’s leading businessmen told him in December 1958 that the crisis was adversely affecting Virginia’s economy. Two months later, the governor proposed a measure to repeal the closure laws and permit desegregation. On Feb. 2, 1959, 17 Black students in Norfolk and four in Arlington County peacefully enrolled in what had been all-white schools.
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